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Re: Server 2008 instead of SBS2008

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    Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] Guest

    Re: Server 2008 instead of SBS2008

    Tomppa <tofors99@newsgroup> wrote:

    > Hi
    >
    > I have always been a fan of Standard 2003/2008 Domains and not the SBS
    > version. But SBS2008 keeps coming up here and there. Could anyone
    > please explain what a company will lose in features/possibilities if
    > chosing SBS2008 instead of Standard 2008.
    >
    > - a SBS2008 cannot make a trust to another DC, right?
    Not sure what you mean as you don't set up a trust to a DC regardless. In
    SBS you can't set up trusts to other *domains*.
    The SBS box must hold all FSMO roles.

    However, you can have additional DCs, additional AD sites, etc.

    > what else?
    Well -

    SBS2008 doesn't run W2008 R2 and you can't upgrade to it (they may release a
    new version of SBS for that)
    SBS2008 doesn't run Enterprise (but eh ...not a huge deal)
    You can't "break out" the bundled bits of SBS, such as Exchange, to run them
    on another server (although if you get SBS2008 Standard it comes with a
    license to run SQL and a license to run W2008 Std on a separate server).

    You do get Exchange 2007 Standard, Remote Web Workplace, and other cool
    stuff. I'm a fan. Make sure you have some good robust hardware to run this
    on.

    >
    > is there a whitepaper on how to migrate from Standard 2003 domain to
    > SBS2008?
    There's one for SBS2003 to SBS2008 and you can ignore the SBS2003 bits.
    http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en


    Really, it's pretty easy if you aren't using Exchange already.

    >
    > Tomppa
    I'm setting up my reply to crosspost to the SBS2003 group in case people
    have any other suggestions. There's an SBS 2008 group on a different
    server - check out www.sbs2008 for info on how to access it.






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    Tomppa Guest

    Re: Server 2008 instead of SBS2008

    Thanks for your answers, have been away for a few days so I havent been able
    to reply.

    What I mean with trusts to other domains, is the scenario when company A
    buys company B and one of them is using SBS.

    If I put in another twist, you say that I canīt "break out" the bits of SBS
    but can I buy an "break out" upgrade to Standard Windows 20xx in the future?

    Tomppa

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    > Tomppa <tofors99@newsgroup> wrote:

    >> Hi
    >>
    >> I have always been a fan of Standard 2003/2008 Domains and not the SBS
    >> version. But SBS2008 keeps coming up here and there. Could anyone
    >> please explain what a company will lose in features/possibilities if
    >> chosing SBS2008 instead of Standard 2008.
    >>
    >> - a SBS2008 cannot make a trust to another DC, right?
    >
    > Not sure what you mean as you don't set up a trust to a DC regardless. In
    > SBS you can't set up trusts to other *domains*.
    > The SBS box must hold all FSMO roles.
    >
    > However, you can have additional DCs, additional AD sites, etc.
    >

    >> what else?
    >
    > Well -
    >
    > SBS2008 doesn't run W2008 R2 and you can't upgrade to it (they may release
    > a
    > new version of SBS for that)
    > SBS2008 doesn't run Enterprise (but eh ...not a huge deal)
    > You can't "break out" the bundled bits of SBS, such as Exchange, to run
    > them
    > on another server (although if you get SBS2008 Standard it comes with a
    > license to run SQL and a license to run W2008 Std on a separate server).
    >
    > You do get Exchange 2007 Standard, Remote Web Workplace, and other cool
    > stuff. I'm a fan. Make sure you have some good robust hardware to run this
    > on.
    >

    >>
    >> is there a whitepaper on how to migrate from Standard 2003 domain to
    >> SBS2008?
    >
    > There's one for SBS2003 to SBS2008 and you can ignore the SBS2003 bits.
    > http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en
    >
    >
    > Really, it's pretty easy if you aren't using Exchange already.

    >>
    >> Tomppa
    >
    > I'm setting up my reply to crosspost to the SBS2003 group in case people
    > have any other suggestions. There's an SBS 2008 group on a different
    > server - check out www.sbs2008 for info on how to access it.
    >
    >
    >

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